ArchitectArchitect No. 05
菊竹清訓
One of the architects who launched Metabolism. Designer of Sky House, the Izumo Taisha administration building and the Edo-Tokyo Museum, he opened new ground in post-war architecture with bold structures that attach and hang rooms from frames of columns and beams.
83yrs1928–2011
1in SUMIBIKI
1to stay in
1964Hotel Tokoen completed
Age & WorksHow old, and what was built
30
1958Sky House (own residence)Bunkyo, Tokyo
35
1963Izumo Taisha Administration Building (demolished)Izumo, Shimane
36
1964Hotel TokoenStayYonago, Tottori
42
1970Expo Tower (demolished)Suita, Osaka
65
1993Edo-Tokyo MuseumSumida, Tokyo
70
1998Shimane Art MuseumMatsue, Shimane
83
2011Died
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